to be lacking in options; to be too few
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
in the end; at the end of the day
to run about trying to escape
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
inner citadel; core; center; centre
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
here and there; in places
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)